Quiz Competition -2019 [Text Book Based questions, G.

K, Applications]
Round 1: Each question carry 4 point

1.Which of the following elements is most easily oxidized?

• Nitrogen
• Fluorine
• Lithium
• Neon
• Sulfur
Your Answer: Lithium
2.
People perceive sound differently in air than they do under water. Which of t
he following correctly compares the motion of sound waves in air and in wat
er?
• Sound waves travel faster in air than in water.
• Sound waves travel slower in air than in water.
• Sound waves travel in air but do not travel in water.
• Sound waves travel at the same speed in air and in water.
3.Which of the following is not a property of water?
• High surface tension
• Hydrophilic
• Good solvent
• Density as a solid is higher than its density as a liquid
• Naturally occurs in all three states of matter
Your Answer: Naturally occurs in all three states of matter
4.
A hockey player swings her hockey stick and strikes a puck. According to
Newton’s third law of motion, which of the following is a reaction to the
stick pushing on the puck?
• the puck pushing on the stick
• the stick pushing on the player
• the player pushing on the stick
• the puck pushing on the player
Your Answer: the puck pushing on the stick
5. The power of a toaster can be determined if which of the following values
are known?
• the resistance of the toaster’s insulation
• the voltage applied to the toaster and the toaster’s temperature
• the current through the circuit and the voltage applied to the toaster
• none of the above
Your answer: the current through the circuit and the voltage applied to the toaster
6.A boat tied to a dock is stationary. Water waves constantly pass by the boat.
The crests of the waves are 3 m apart and a crest passes the front of the
boat every 4 s.
What is the velocity of the waves?
• 0.75 m/s
• 1.33 m/s
• 3 m/s
• 12 m/s
Your answer: 0.75 m/s
7. Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?
• A student walks 2.0 km north.
• An object has a mass of 10.5 kg.
• A 1.0 kg object moves at 18 m/s.
• A ball has an instantaneous speed of 15 m/s.
Your Answer: A student walks 2.0 km north
8. Radio waves, visible light, and x-rays are examples of electromagnetic
waves that always differ from each other in
• Amplitude.
• Intensity.
• Temperature.
• Wavelength.
Your Answer: wavelength
9. The distance of the star Vega from Earth is 1.6 million times greater than
the distance of the Sun from Earth. Which of the following best describes
the gravitational influence of Vega on Earth?
• It is roughly equal to that of the Sun.
• Its influence is greater than that of the Sun.
• Its influence is small because of its distance.
• It influences the magnitude of Earth’s mass.
Your answer: Its influence is small because of its distance.
10. Rate of falling object in vacuum is
• independent of weight
• dependent on mass
• independent of mass
• dependent of weight
Your answer: independent of mass
11. Force of attraction between two masses is called
• gravitational force
• friction
• pull
• push
Your answer: gravitational force
12. Earth pulls object towards center, causing it to fall
• in the center
• on the ground
• on the polls
• on the floor
Your answer: in the center
13.As we have learnt that Moment of force is F × d, so formula for weight in
relevance to moment of force will be
• mg × d
• mg/d
• mg + d
• mg - d
Your answer: mg × d
14. Reference to ability of an object to return to its original position after it
has been tilted slightly is termed as
• Equilibrium
• Stability
• Centre of gravity
• Turning effect
Your answer: Stability
15. Two types of moment of force are
• Clockwise and Anti-clockwise
• Stable and Unstable
• Neutral and charged
• Forward and backward
Your answer : Clockwise and Anti-clockwise
16. Along which a force acts is called
• line of action of force
• line of acting torque
• axis of rotation
• moment arm
Your answer : line of action of force
17. If 150N of farce is applied on a spanner of 10 cm to open a nut then
length of spanner when force applied on it is 60 N is
• 25 cm
• 80 cm
• 40 cm
• 50 cm
Your answer: 25 cm
18. Body is said to be rigid if distance between pairs if particles doesn't
change by applying
• friction
• law of inertia
• force
• none of above
Your answer: force
19. Splitting of vectors into two components is called
• addition of vectors
• division of vectors
• resolution of vectors
• multiplication of vectors
Your answer : resolution of vectors
20. If after a slight tilt body does not returns to its previous equilibrium ,
then it is said to be in
• unstable equilibrium
• stable equilibrium
• zero equilibrium
• neutral equilibrium
Your answer : unstable equilibrium
21. Gravitational acceleration for bodies falling down freely is
• positive
• negative
• zero
• always equal to one a
Your answer: positive
22. Velocity of ball at highest point when its thrown vertically upward is
• -10 ms-1
• 10 ms-2
• 8 ms-1
• zero
Your answer : zero
23. Pascal is not used in terms of
• atmospheric pressure
• pressure in liquids
• pressure in solids
• any kind of pressure
Your answer: atmospheric pressure
24. Atmospheric pressure is calculated by the
• height of water column in barometer
• height of mercury column in barometer
• height of lime column in the barometer
• height of oil column in the barometer
Your answer: height of mercury column in barometer
25. When phone calls are made, the signals in the form of microwaves are
• A relayed through a network of transmitters to the receiving phone.
• C diffracted around nearby hills and to reach the receiving phone.
• C directly sent to the receiver’s phone from the caller’s phone.
• D reflected from the ionosphere to the receiving phone.
Your answer: A relayed through a network of transmitters to the receiving
phone.
26. When the length of a conductor is halved by keeping its thickness same,
its resistance changes to _________ its initial value.
• half
• four times
• one-third
• two times
Your answer: half
27. Given that both liquid A and liquid B exert the same amount of pressure,
what would be the height of column of liquid A if the density of liquid A is
thrice the density of liquid B and the height of column of liquid B is
15cm?
• 20 cm
• 15 cm
• 10 cm
• 5 cm
Your Answer: 10 cm
28. According to Newton’s law of gravitation, if the mass of one body is
doubled and keeping the distance same, then the gravitational force
between
• increase by 2 times the initial value.
• increase by 4 times the initial value.
• decreases by a factor of 2.
• would remain same.
Your answer: increase by 4 times the initial value.
29. Yangzom uses electric iron to iron her pant. The resistance coil used in
electric iron has
• low resistance and high melting point.
• high resistance and low melting point.
• low resistance and low melting point.
• high resistance and high melting point.
Your answer: high resistance and high melting point.
28. X-rays and Gamma rays are both electromagnetic waves. Which of the
following describes another property shared between X-ray and Gamma
rays?
• Both are longitudinal.
• Both have same wavelength.
• Both waves travel at same speed in the vacuum.
• Both waves have same frequency.
Your answer: Both waves travel at same speed in the vacuum.
29. Work output is less than work input in LPG gas that we use at home.
Which of the following best explains about the lost energy?
• The lost energy in heating the surrounding.
• The lost energy is converted to sound energy.
• The lost energy is converted into mechanical energy.
• The lost energy is used in overcoming the force of friction.
Your answer: The lost energy in heating the surrounding.
30. The device which uses infrared wave is
• Radar
• satellite.
• mobile phone.
• computer tomography (CT scans)
Your answer: mobile phone
31. A ball of mass 0.5kg is moving with a velocity of 6ms-1. What is its
kinetic energy?
• 1.5J
• 3J
• 9J
• 18J
Your answer: 9J
32. Stars are formed inside the relatively dense concentration of interstellar
gas and dust called
• molecular clouds.
• proto-star.
• dark nebula.
• supernova.
Your answer: molecular clouds.
33. Petrol is one of the Non-renewable sources of energy. Non-renewable
source means it
• cannot be reused.
• cannot be recycled.
• cannot be replaced.
• that causes pollution.
Your answer: cannot be replaced.
34. We use most of our oil products for
• electricity generation.
• home heating.
• transportation.
• industrial use.
Your answer: transportation.
35. Potential energy and kinetic energy are types of
• Electrical energy
• Magnetic energy
• Thermal energy
• Mechanical energy
Your answer: Mechanical energy
36. A car uses total energy of 2500 J and output is 750 J. efficiency of car is
• 50%
• 30%
• 25%
• 80%
Your answer: 30%
37. An object of mass 'm' raised to a height '2h' above ground level
possesses a gravitational potential energy of
• 1 ⁄ 2 × mgh
• m gh
• 2mgh
• m × g ⁄ 2h
Your Answer: 2mgh
38. Work done must have same unit as
• Force
• Power
• Energy
• Efficiency
Your Answer: Energy
39. Knocking a nail into a wooden block with a hammer involves conversion
between different forms of energy, which of following choices present this
conversion in correct order.
• chemical energy → gravitational potential energy → kinetic energy → (sound energy + heat
energy)
• chemical energy → kinetic energy → gravitational potential energy → (sound energy + heat
energy)
• chemical energy → (sound energy + heat energy) → kinetic energy → gravitational potential
energy
• (sound energy + heat energy) → chemical energy → kinetic energy → gravitational potential
energy
Your Answer: chemical energy → gravitational potential energy → kinetic
energy → (sound energy + heat energy)
40. Wind and waves are used by turbines to convert
• Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy
• Kinetic Energy into Electrical Energy
• Potential energy into Kinetic Energy
• Potential Energy into Electrical Energy
Your answer : Kinetic Energy into Electrical Energy
41. Food we eat contains
• Chemical Potential Energy
• Elastic Potential Energy
• Gravitational Potential Energy
• Kinetic energy
Your answer: Chemical Potential Energy
42. For two objects A and B, if mass of A is same as mass of B and speed of
A is twice as much as that of B, statement that is correct is
• Kinetic energy of A = kinetic energy of B; because, kinetic energy is
independent of speed of the object.
• since kinetic energy is inversely proportional to speed of the object, the
kinetic energy of A < kinetic energy of B
• Kinetic energy of A = 1 ⁄ 4 × Kinetic energy of B
• Kinetic energy of A = 4 × Kinetic energy of B
Your answer: Kinetic energy of A = 4 × Kinetic energy of B
43. Resistivity of a wire depends on
• length
• material
• cross section area
• none of the above.
Your answer: material
44. Which of the following is not the same as watt?
• joule/sec
• amperes/volt
• amperes X volts
• ( amperes )2 X ohm.
Your answer: amperes/volt
45. An electric current of 5 A is same as
• 5J/C
• 5V/C
• 5 C / sec
• 5 w / sec.
Your answer: 5 C / sec
46. In a D.C motor coil in a magnet rotates maximum to about
• 180°
• 150°
• 90°
• 50°
Your answer: 90°
47. When plane of coil is perpendicular to lines of magnetic force, number
of lines of magnetic force passing through coil will be
• minimum
• maximum
• zero
• can not be determined
Your answer: maximum
48. Force on wire is at right angles to both direction on magnetic field and
direction of current. This is discovered by
• Faraday
• Ampere
• Fleming
• Johns Burge
Your answer: Ampere
49. If we increase wavelength frequency would
• increase
• decrease
• remain same
• may increase or decrease
Your answer: decrease
50. Electromagnetic waves carry
• positive charge
• negative charge
• no charge
• both positive and negative charge
Your answer: no charge
51. Wave that cannot be seen through electromagnetic spectrum is
• radio waves
• micro waves
• infrared waves
• ultraviolet waves
Your answer: ultraviolet waves
52. When medium of electromagnetic waves changes from air to water, their
speed
• increases
• remains same
• decreases
• may increase or decrease
Your answer: decreases
53. As speed decreases if we change medium of electromagnetic waves from
air to water, frequency
• also decreases
• also increases
• remains same
• may increase or decrease
Your answer: remains same
54. The speech signal is obtained after
• Analog to digital conversion
• Digital to analog conversion
• Modulation
• Quantization
Your answer: Digital to analog conversion
55. Telegraph signals are examples of
• Digital signals
• Analog signals
• Impulse signals
• Pulse train
Your answer: Digital signals
56. If frequency of modulated wave is less than frequency of carrier wave,
then input signal is
• negative
• positive
• zero
• infinite
Your answer: negative
57. At end of communication system, signal is converted from radio to
• sound
• mechanical energy
• kinetic energy
• potential energy
Your answer : sound
58. Echoes maybe heard more than once due to
• multiple reflections
• single time reflection
• refraction
• diffraction of waves
Your answer : multiple reflections
59.To communicate with each other, Elephants use
• low frequency sound waves
• low frequency light waves
• high frequency sound waves
• low frequency heat waves
Your answer: low frequency sound waves
60. Total distance covered by sound from point of generation to reflecting
surface and back should be at least
• 30 m
• 34 m
• 40 m
• 38 m
Your answer: 34 m
61. For hearing distinct echoes, minimum distance of obstacle from source
of sound must be
• double to this distance
• equal to this distance
• half of this distance
• one third to this distance
Your answer: half of this distance
62. An explosion which leads to gigantic explosion throwing star's outer
layers are thrown out is called
• supernova
• black hole
• double ring
• massive explosion
Your answer: supernova
63. Stars, dust and gas collectively along with certain gravity are regarded as
• space
• milky way
• galaxy
• Universe
Your answer : galaxy
64. First stage of life cycle of a star is ball of gas and
• heat
• light
• gas
• dust
Your answer : dust
65. Which of the following is in the order of biggest to smallest?
• Galaxy, Universe, Solar System, Star, Planet
• Universe, Solar System, Galaxy, Planet, Star
• Solar System, Universe, Galaxy, Star, Planet
• Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Star, Planet
Your answer: D. Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Star, Planet
66. Sun is one of the renewable sources of energy. Renewable source means
it  
• Can be reused
• Can be recycled
• Does not cause pollution
• Can be replaced
Your answer: Can be replaced
67. A welder uses a mask while welding metals. This is done to protect
himself from the harmful effects of
• Radio waves
• Microwaves
• Infrared radiation
• Ultraviolet radiation
Your answer: Ultraviolet radiation
68. Compared to the red light, the blue light has a
• Higher frequency and longer wavelength
• Higher frequency and shorter wavelength
• Lower frequency and longer wavelength
• Lower frequency and shorter wavelength
Your answer: Higher frequency and shorter wavelength
69. The contraction of the universe to a state of extremely high density and
temperature is called
• Big Bang
• Big Crunch
• Supernovae
• Cosmic Microwave Background
Your answer: Big Crunch
70. A transformer core is laminated to.......
•    Reduce hysteresis loss
•   Reduce eddy current loss
•    Reduce copper loss
•    Reduce all above losses
Your answer: Reduce eddy current loss
71. Which of the following does not change in an ordinary transformer........
•   Frequency
• Voltage
•  Current
• Any of the above
Your answer: Frequency
72. In transformer changing current in primary coil induces changing
magnetic field in
• resistor
• inductor
• both A and B
• secondary coil
Your answer: secondary coil
73. If the distance between the two masses is halved, the gravitational force
between the two masses will be
• Same
• Doubled
• Tripled
• Quadrupled
Your answer: Quadrupled
74. Sound waves produced at radio station through microphone changed
into
• electrical signals
• heat waves
• light waves
• sound waves
Your answer: electrical signals
75. A transformer core is laminated to.......
•   Reduce hysteresis loss
•    Reduce eddy current loss
•   Reduce copper loss
•    Reduce all above losses
Your answer: Reduce eddy current loss
76. In transformer changing current in primary coil induces changing
magnetic field in
• resistor
• inductor
• both A and B
• secondary coil
Your answer: secondary coil
77. Ohm's law can be defined as
• V = It
• V = If
• V = IR
• V = I⁄R
Your answer: V = IR
78. Substances that have constant resistance over wide range of voltages are
• ohmic
• non ohmic
• resistive
• non resistive
Your answer: ohmic
79. Open circuit is a circuit in which flow of current is
• broken
• continuous
• steady
• Fast
Your answer: broken
80. A positive terminal and a negative terminal are present in a
• cell
• battery
• circuit
• bulb
Your answer: battery
81. Inside cell positive terminal is made of
• zinc case
• graphite rod
• carbon
• Manganese
Your answer: graphite rod
82. In a circuit when an electric current flows in a continuous path, it is
called
• close circuit
• open circuit
• hot circuit
• blocked circuit
Your answer: close circuit
83. A diagram drawn by using symbols which represents electrical
components is called
• circuit diagram
• current diagram
• charges diagram
• electric diagram
Your answer: circuit diagram
84. A voltmeter arranged across power supply measures
• potential difference
• e.m.f
• current
• resistance
Your answer: e.m.f
85. If direction of current is from positive to negative, then it is called
• electronic current
• conventional current only
• positronic current
• protonic current
Your answer: conventional current only
86. Current in a circuit depends on
• resistance
• potential difference
• both A and B
• e.m.f
Your answer: both A and B
87. To protect wiring from excessive passing of current is
• voltmeter
• fuse
• galvanometer
• Resistance
Your answer: fuse
88. Energy transferred per unit charge is
• e.m.f
• current
• potential difference
• conventional current
Your answer: potential difference
89. Wind energy is harnessed as ______ energy with the help of windmill or
turbine.
• Mechanical
• Solar
• Electrical
• Heat
Your answer: Mechanical
90. _________ is called as the bio gas.
• Bio ethanol
• Bio methane
• Bio diesel
• Bio butanol
Your answer: Bio methane
91. The aerobic digestion of sewage is used to produce __________
• Biomass
• Bio fuels
• Synthetic fuels
• Metal articles
Your answer: Bio fuels
92. Most of the future geothermal power plants will be of ____________
type.
• Dry stream geothermal plants
• Flash geothermal plants
• Binary geothermal plants
• Neither dry stream nor flash
Your answer: Binary geothermal plants
93. How many types of geothermal power plants are there?
• 2
• 4
• 5
• 3
Your answer: 3
94. The geothermal energy is the ________ from the earth.
• Heat
• Light
• Photons
• Protons
Your answer: Heat
95. For satellites the source of energy is
• Solar cell
• Fuel cells
• Edison cells
• Cryogenic storage
Your answer: Solar cell
96. Direction about pivot is
• Clockwise
• Anti-clockwise
• Both clockwise and anti-clockwise
• Pivot doesn't move
Your answer: Both clockwise and anti-clockwise
97. Centre of gravity and stability of an object whose stability can be
increased by
• high center of gravity and narrow base
• high center of gravity and broad base
• low center of gravity and narrow base
• low center of gravity and broad base
Your answer: low center of gravity and broad base
98. Two children sitting on a see saw are not swinging, net torque is
• greater than 1
• less than 1
• zero
• infinite
Your answer: zero
99. Counterclockwise rotation is taken as
• Positive
• Neutral
• Zero
• Negative
Your answer: Positive
100. Where will be the center of gravity of the following section will lie in
coordinates?

• (6,3)
• (6,6)
• (6,1.5)
• (1.5,3)
Your answer: (6,1.5)
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